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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2021
Waymo Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Augusto Tazzoli, San Jose, CA (US);
Blaise Gassend, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Waymo LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) includes a via extending through at least one layer of the PCB. The PCB may also include a first catch pad connected to the via and located within a first metal layer of the PCB. The first catch pad may have a first size. The PCB may further include a second catch pad connected to the via and located within a second metal layer of the PCB. The second catch pad may have a second size greater than the first size. The second catch pad may overlap horizontally with a portion of a metallic feature in the first metal layer to obstruct light incident on a first side of the PCB from transmission to a second side of the PCB through a region of dielectric material near the via.